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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     342,621</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      77,593</td>
<td class="r data">      57,018</td>
<td class="r data">       1,083</td>
<td class="r data">     206,555</td>
<td class="r data">         372</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     397,186</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      89,198</td>
<td class="r data">      64,608</td>
<td class="r data">       1,381</td>
<td class="r data">     241,620</td>
<td class="r data">         379</td>
<td class="r data">    60.8</td>
<td class="r data">    78.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     435,248</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     101,553</td>
<td class="r data">      72,814</td>
<td class="r data">       2,075</td>
<td class="r data">     258,295</td>
<td class="r data">         511</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">    77.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     444,346</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">     104,071</td>
<td class="r data">      78,503</td>
<td class="r data">       2,267</td>
<td class="r data">     258,545</td>
<td class="r data">         558</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">    76.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     459,413</td>
<td class="r data">         613</td>
<td class="r data">     112,569</td>
<td class="r data">      82,174</td>
<td class="r data">       2,765</td>
<td class="r data">     260,700</td>
<td class="r data">         592</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     451,979</td>
<td class="r data">       1,231</td>
<td class="r data">     111,251</td>
<td class="r data">      85,114</td>
<td class="r data">       3,100</td>
<td class="r data">     250,665</td>
<td class="r data">         618</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     448,110</td>
<td class="r data">       2,601</td>
<td class="r data">     110,814</td>
<td class="r data">      86,490</td>
<td class="r data">       3,649</td>
<td class="r data">     243,965</td>
<td class="r data">         591</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     425,374</td>
<td class="r data">      10,300</td>
<td class="r data">     109,197</td>
<td class="r data">      78,826</td>
<td class="r data">       4,056</td>
<td class="r data">     222,356</td>
<td class="r data">         639</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     410,594</td>
<td class="r data">      38,695</td>
<td class="r data">     109,142</td>
<td class="r data">      67,357</td>
<td class="r data">       4,569</td>
<td class="r data">     190,277</td>
<td class="r data">         554</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     383,492</td>
<td class="r data">      54,706</td>
<td class="r data">     104,703</td>
<td class="r data">      60,932</td>
<td class="r data">       4,690</td>
<td class="r data">     157,908</td>
<td class="r data">         553</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     322,583</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      76,641</td>
<td class="r data">      53,356</td>
<td class="r data">       1,063</td>
<td class="r data">     191,164</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">    77.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     376,261</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      88,157</td>
<td class="r data">      60,905</td>
<td class="r data">       1,355</td>
<td class="r data">     225,479</td>
<td class="r data">         365</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">    78.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     412,476</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     100,107</td>
<td class="r data">      68,827</td>
<td class="r data">       2,027</td>
<td class="r data">     241,018</td>
<td class="r data">         497</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     421,732</td>
<td class="r data">         397</td>
<td class="r data">     102,624</td>
<td class="r data">      74,557</td>
<td class="r data">       2,225</td>
<td class="r data">     241,396</td>
<td class="r data">         533</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     434,268</td>
<td class="r data">         599</td>
<td class="r data">     110,198</td>
<td class="r data">      78,058</td>
<td class="r data">       2,647</td>
<td class="r data">     242,211</td>
<td class="r data">         555</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">    75.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     427,213</td>
<td class="r data">       1,207</td>
<td class="r data">     109,124</td>
<td class="r data">      80,915</td>
<td class="r data">       2,979</td>
<td class="r data">     232,402</td>
<td class="r data">         586</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     423,549</td>
<td class="r data">       2,526</td>
<td class="r data">     108,883</td>
<td class="r data">      82,310</td>
<td class="r data">       3,516</td>
<td class="r data">     225,747</td>
<td class="r data">         567</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     401,035</td>
<td class="r data">      10,023</td>
<td class="r data">     107,369</td>
<td class="r data">      75,018</td>
<td class="r data">       3,903</td>
<td class="r data">     204,105</td>
<td class="r data">         617</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     387,789</td>
<td class="r data">      37,731</td>
<td class="r data">     107,356</td>
<td class="r data">      63,972</td>
<td class="r data">       4,412</td>
<td class="r data">     173,789</td>
<td class="r data">         529</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     361,656</td>
<td class="r data">      53,307</td>
<td class="r data">     102,916</td>
<td class="r data">      57,803</td>
<td class="r data">       4,521</td>
<td class="r data">     142,573</td>
<td class="r data">         536</td>
<td class="r data">    46.2</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      19,327</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         832</td>
<td class="r data">       3,393</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">      15,071</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">    81.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      20,123</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         937</td>
<td class="r data">       3,390</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">      15,760</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      21,770</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,266</td>
<td class="r data">       3,642</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">      16,809</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">    82.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      21,588</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,260</td>
<td class="r data">       3,639</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">      16,628</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
<td class="r data">    81.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,107</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">       1,807</td>
<td class="r data">       3,780</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">      17,360</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      22,791</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">       1,617</td>
<td class="r data">       3,855</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">      17,153</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    75.3</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      22,446</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">       1,456</td>
<td class="r data">       3,830</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">      16,942</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    75.7</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      21,986</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">       1,381</td>
<td class="r data">       3,472</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">      16,714</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">    82.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      20,983</td>
<td class="r data">         929</td>
<td class="r data">       1,337</td>
<td class="r data">       3,133</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">      15,416</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">    82.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      19,923</td>
<td class="r data">       1,357</td>
<td class="r data">       1,382</td>
<td class="r data">       2,848</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">      14,163</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    76.3</td>
<td class="r data">    82.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         711</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         269</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         320</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         802</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         313</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         381</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    47.5</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,002</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         468</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,026</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">         307</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         521</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,038</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,129</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,975</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         510</td>
<td class="r data">         344</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,110</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,115</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         475</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,276</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,353</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         447</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">       1,537</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,822</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">         449</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">       1,072</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,913</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">         405</td>
<td class="r data">         281</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,172</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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